Gallienus put up an ambush posture, and he was in two directions, one way ambushing the Han army that had not yet landed, and the other way was preparing to ambush the Ming army led by Liu Chan.

While Galienus was waiting, Liu Chan and Liu Tan were very leisurely.

On the sea, Liu Tan was in a good mood and continued to bombard the city of Rome for more than ten days. The Romans had not made a single counterattack. Of course, what could they use to counterattack?

"Li Feng!" Liu Tan said with a smile: "Do you think the Romans were afraid of being beaten?"

Li Feng laughed when he heard this and said: "After more than ten days of bombing, I'm afraid there will be no one left in the city of Rome... Hahaha!"

Li Feng was naturally joking, because on the Roman city tower, it was obvious that there were Roman defenders on it. Because of the Han army's artillery fire, they had not bombed the city in more than ten days. Liu Tan did this deliberately.

of.

The city of Rome has a solid city wall, but the artillery fire of our Han army can completely ignore the existence of this city wall, because the artillery fire of the Han army can directly cross the city wall.

"Suspend the bombing tomorrow!" Liu Tan said with a smile: "Father has sent a decree. The Ming army led by him will arrive in Rome in the next two days." He paused and said, "Wait until Father comes."

Come, let’s attack from both sides and conquer the city of Rome in one fell swoop!”

"Great!"

"Great!"

"Finally we can go ashore!"

Several generals in the account said excitedly that they left the Central Plains more than a year ago and only went ashore a few times. Then they used the supplies they carried to exchange some food and water with the local people. The rest of the time, they

On board.

After more than a year, they have long been tired of staying on the boat.

After conquering the city of Rome, they can live on land again.

Two days later——

Thirty miles northwest of Rome.

"Father!"

Liu Yan said calmly: "Our army will arrive in Rome tomorrow. Why did my father suddenly order the army to stop?"

Liu Yan was a little confused. The army traveled day and night for more than ten days, and finally arrived outside the city of Rome from the Alps. They were about to arrive in Rome, but Liu Chan ordered the army to stay where they were, as if they had no intention of continuing.
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Liu Chan paused and asked: "Where is Galienus?"

"???"

Liu Yan was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, "Father, what does this mean?"

Didn’t Gallienus lead his army back to aid Rome?

Now of course he is in Rome.

But Liu Chan was a little confused. He said: "More than ten days ago, Gallienus was ordered to guard Modena. The purpose was to slow down the advance of our army. Later, because your elder brother led his army to Rome, Valerian

As a last resort, Gallienus was ordered to return to aid Rome."

Well! Liu Yan knew about this. It should be said that the top brass of the Ming army knew about this at this time, but is there any problem with this?

Seeing that Liu Yan was puzzled, Liu Chan smiled and said: "The day after Galienus left Modena, the fifty or sixty thousand people he led seemed to have disappeared from the world. Don't you think it's strange?"
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This is the crux of the matter.

Although the Ming army led by Liu Chan was pursuing from behind, and the distance between the two armies was three to five days' journey, this did not stop Liu Chan from wanting to know the opponent's movements.

The day after Gallienus left Modena, he disappeared, along with fifty or sixty thousand people.

This is very strange.

Could it be that Gallienus could teleport and returned to Rome in the blink of an eye?

This is definitely impossible, because this is not a fantasy world.

So where did he go?

This is an army of fifty or sixty thousand people.

Liu Chan was pondering and investigating this matter along the way, because these 50,000 to 60,000 people were neither too many nor too few, and the leader was Galienus, the first warrior in the Roman Empire.
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"Father!" Liu Yan started to panic.

"Yes!" Liu Chan nodded slightly and said: "Although our army has been invincible since the Western Expedition, we still need to be more cautious in our actions. I would rather destroy Rome later than take risks."

"This place is still more than thirty miles away from the city of Rome!" Liu Chan pointed to the location on the map and said calmly: "I have been to Rome before. There is a dense forest outside the city of Rome. The area is very large. It is where our army enters."

The only way to Rome."

As he spoke, Liu Chan began to recall his understanding of this terrain when he came to Rome before.

"If Galienus sets up an ambush in this area..." Liu Chan paused and frowned and said, "Even if our army can defeat them, we will pay a heavy price."

After decades of fighting in the north and south, Liu Chan suddenly became cautious. He was unwilling to do anything too risky.

The Han army has advanced weapons, and some unnecessary casualties should be avoided as much as possible. This is what a monarch should do.

If a monarch does not care about the lives of his soldiers and generals, it will be difficult for such a monarch to gain the recognition of his soldiers and generals for a long time.

"Father!" Liu Yan asked: "Then we will stay here and not move forward?"

Liu Yan is now young and in the prime of his life. Not to mention that Galienus set up an ambush on the way, he is not afraid even if there are thousands of troops in front of him.

No big deal, the killing will pass.

"Of course not!"

Liu Chan waved his hand, and then said: "Immediately send someone to inform your elder brother, and ask him to send a small group of troops ashore tomorrow to prepare for an attack on the city."

As soon as Liu Chan finished speaking, Liu Yan understood instantly.

This is a good idea. The Han and Ming armies now have nearly 200,000 men, and they are in two different directions. Moreover, the Han army is the main force attacking Rome this time. It has been bombarding Rome for more than ten days. At this time, it is time to land and attack the city.

, is a very natural thing.

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The next morning.

The Roman defenders were still looking at the sea nervously as usual. According to their habits these days, the Han army should soon start bombarding the city of Rome again.

Although they were used to it, the defenders were still very cautious, fearing that the Han army would suddenly land ashore and start attacking the city.

Hugh, Hugh, Hugh——

After a few crisp hush sounds, artillery shells flew in again.

Bang, bang bang bang.

Violent explosions exploded around the city wall.

This is a little different from the previous days.

Every time the Han army bombarded the city before, the shells would fly away from the city wall and fly farther into the city for bombing. At this moment, a large area of ​​​​the city had been bombed into ruins.

"Be careful!"

"Be careful!"

A middle-aged general reminded his subordinates that the Han army's sudden bombardment around the city wall was not a good sign, because the Han army's artillery fire could be fired into the city, so it would be easier to shoot at the city wall.

"General, is it possible that the Han army is going to attack the city today?"

A guard asked nervously, but the middle-aged general said in a deep voice: "The Han army has come from thousands of miles away, and it will be a matter of time to attack the city sooner or later."

"You are all my warriors in Rome, and you must always be prepared to die fighting for the empire!"

As he spoke, he waved his hands and said: "It's not you, it's us! Every one of our soldiers in the Roman Empire must be prepared to die fighting for the empire."

"Yes!"

Hundreds of soldiers responded in unison.

While they were talking, they saw the ships that had been parked behind the gunboat on the sea begin to move forward slowly.

"General!"

"General!"

"The Han army is coming!"

"The Han army is coming!"

The guard widened his eyes and pointed at the Han army ship that was slowly moving forward on the sea. This operation was very obvious!

The gunboats are covered by gunfire, and the warships behind are preparing to land.

"Get ready to meet the enemy!"

"Get ready to meet the enemy!"
To be continued...